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Pronunciation / Transliteration: yǐqián
"他以前是一名医生。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
At a previous time; in the past.
"She was formerly a teacher before becoming a writer." - 2
Used to indicate that something was true in the past but is no longer the case.
"The building was formerly a school, but it has since been converted into apartments."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'formerly' originates from the Middle English term 'formel', which is derived from the Old French 'formel' meaning 'previous' or 'earlier'. The Latin root 'formalis' relates to form or structure, indicating a sense of precedence or prior existence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Formerly" is said worldwide
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autrefois
Transliteration: otʁəfwa
"Il était autrefois un grand artiste."
ehemals
Transliteration: ˈeːhaːmals
"Er war ehemals ein berühmter Schauspieler."
precedentemente
Transliteration: pre.tʃe.denˈte.men.te
"Era precedentemente un ingegnere."
anteriormente
Transliteration: an.te.ɾjoɾˈmen.te
"Anteriormente, trabajaba en una oficina."
anteriormente
Transliteration: ɐ̃teɾjoɾˈmẽtɨ
"Anteriormente, ele era um professor."
पूर्व में
Transliteration: pūrva mein
"वह पूर्व में एक शिक्षक था।"
以前
Transliteration: yǐqián
"他以前是一名医生。"
이전에
Transliteration: ijene
"그는 이전에 교사였다."
以前
Transliteration: izen
"彼は以前教師でした。"
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